SYSTEM OF A DOWN

B.Y.O.B. Lyrics

Why do they always send the poor?

Barbarisms by Barbara with pointed heelsVictorious victories kneel for brand new spanking dealsMarching forward hypocritic and hypnotic computersYou depend on our protection yet you feed us lies from the tablecloth

Everybody's going to the party, have a real good timeDancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine

Kneeling roses disappearing into Moses' dry mouthBreaking into Fort Knox stealing our intentionsHangars sitting dripped in oil, crying, "Freedom!"Handed to obsoletion still you feed us lies from the tablecloth

Everybody's going to the party, have a real good timeDancing in the desert blowing up the sunshineEverybody's going to the party, have a real good timeDancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine

Blast off, it's party timeAnd we don?t live in a fascist nationBlast off, it's party timeAnd where the fuck are you?

Where the fuck are you?Where the fuck are you?

Why don't presidents fight the war?Why do they always send the poor?Why don't presidents fight the war?Why do they always send the poor?Why do they always send the poor?Why do they always send the poor?Why do they always send the poor?

Kneeling roses disappearing into Moses' dry mouthBreaking into Fort Knox stealing our intentionsHangars sitting dripped in oil, crying, "Freedom!"Handed to obsoletion still you feed us lies from the tablecloth

Everybody's going to the party, have a real good timeDancing in the desert blowing up the sunshineEverybody's going to the party, have a real good timeDancing in the desert blowing up the sun

Where the fuck are you?Where the fuck are you?

Why don't presidents fight the war?Why do they always send the poor?Why don't presidents fight the war?Why do they always send the poor?Why do they always send the poor?Why do they always send the poor?

Why do they always send the poor?Why do they always send the poor?Why do they always send the poor?They always send the poorThey always send the poor

This is the best freakin song ever!!! And what's funny is that I'm goin into the military when I graduate!!!

Daniel Taylor12/16/13,20:31

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This song refers to the US military treating the wars in the middle-east as if they were a party, hence Bring Your Own Bombs, and how the soldiers themselves that the US government relies on are lied to as to the reason they are fighting.

punker03/21/11,17:58

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WOW this little arguement about wat BYOB means took way to long IT STANDS FOR BRING YOUR OWN BOMBS PEOPLE and i know cause googled it AND IM PROUD OF BEING A GOOGLER :D

nate01/27/11,03:44

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''B.Y.O.B ., inspired by a TV ad for the Army. It glamorized going into the Army, ... It made it look like a party where everybody was going to have a good time.'' - Daron Malakian (SOAD guitarist)

Me01/10/11,10:28

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since everyone else is saying wat B.Y.O.B. means i might as well too, it means Bring Your Own Bombs. which means bring all that you can pretty much.

shafer kid10/15/10,09:37

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byob means bring your own bombs people, geez. how would the zombie apocolyspe end without bombs, or this song?! see, exactly, my point is crossed!!! :)

byob04/18/10,22:50

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morons,byob means bring your own bombs,because the war in Iraq is like a party to USA,rather than using bring your own bottle,they use bombs. Cool huh?

jawnbwoy01/22/10,01:03

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Love this song! And BTW, presidents do fight wars. We've had many veteran presidents. We won't have presidents that fight wars if you don't elect them! News flash- soldiers get paid and are not poor

metal fanboy08/30/11,01:00

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i brought my own bomb to the party. but i blew my balls off in the process. Im waiting for them too come back down from mars!